BIG changes! BIG adventures!

It has certainly been awhile since I have had anything worthy of posting in this blog. I spent the last summer and fall semester shuttling my daughters back and forth to college and taekwondo, with not much time for anything else.

Hurricane Harvey left behind complete devastation in Houston and the surrounding areas, but we were fortunate enough to only have flooding on our land and no damage to our home. We were, however, in the beginning stages of some home renovations, so that put a kink in the scheduling logistics.

The extensive time I willingly dedicate to my children’s schedules and our extreme way of life is always time well spent, but the last 6 months drained my reserves and left my heart aching for an escape.

That crazy season has finally come to an end (for now) and a new adventure is on the snowy, and very chilly horizon! My husband was offered and snagged one of the last available in-residency spots at the Army War College. (He was enrolled in the online program when he received the call.)

My husband is super cool.

Located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the Army War College is a masters degree program for senior military leaders and International Fellow students and is a year long commitment.

My awesome husband moved to PA and entered the Army War College in the summer of 2017, while I stayed behind and continued homeschooling and supporting our daughters. The girls were already registered for fall college classes in Texas and we decided to stick to that commitment.

–Cue the time for home renovations, Harvey survival-mode and a stressed-out momma lifestyle.

So, now that the fall semester, Christmas and New Years fun are all in the past, what is next for our extraordinary family?

I am glad you asked.

My daughters and I decided to join my husband in Carlisle for a 6 month sabbatical–an educational journey like no workbook or classroom can provide!

Our goal is to participate in 100 educational experiences–visiting museums, monuments, classes, tours, festivals and all kind of events.

That’s right. I said 100.

100

It might be a lofty goal, but guess what?!? We have nothing but time–time and an intense desire to accumulate knowledge.

OH! And did I mention, there will be a Walt Disney World vacation thrown in the mix, too? Well, of course there will! DUH! Would you expect anything less from me?!?

So…hold on tight my friends–we are taking you along for the ride! I plan to blog about ALL 100 of our excursions and adventures and you get to experience the evolution of our homeschooling journey as it unfolds.

Stay tuned! We are just getting started!

If you aren’t familiar with my family, feel free to read about our extraordinary journey here. And here. And here.